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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BITO vs MDY: how they differ

BITO and MDY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MDY returned more over the year.

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and MDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BITOOnly in MDY
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%TWILIO INC 0.86%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%
MKS INC 0.83%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%
ATI INC 0.74%
ILLUMINA INC 0.73%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BITO and MDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
MDY
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesState Street
What it isBitcoinS&P MidCap 400, book from IJH
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts−4.5 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.23%
Holdings1400

BITO in plain words

BITO is a digital asset fund tracking the Bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −34.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.95% a year. It sat 40.3% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or MDY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and MDY returned +13.0%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or MDY?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and MDY charges 0.23%, so MDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against MDY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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